# charter
## English
### Alternative forms

* chartre (obsolete)

### Etymology

From Middle English charter, chartre, borrowed from Old French chartre, from Latin chartula (diminutive of charta). See chart. Doublet of chartula.

### Pronunciation

* (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈt͡ʃɑːtə/
** Audio (Southern England):(file)
* (General American) IPA: /ˈt͡ʃɑɹtɚ/
* Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)tə(ɹ)
* Hyphenation: char‧ter

### Noun

charter (plural charters)
* A document issued by some authority, creating a public or private institution, and defining its purposes and privileges.
* A similar document conferring rights and privileges on a person, corporation etc.
* A contract for the commercial leasing of a vessel, or space on a vessel.
* The temporary hiring or leasing of a vehicle.
* A deed (legal contract).
* A special privilege, immunity, or exemption.
** c. 1608–1609 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedy of Coriolanus”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene ix]:My mother, / Who has a charter to extol her blood, / When she does praise me, grieves me.
* (UK, derogatory, in a noun phrase with another noun which is either an agent or action) a provision whose unintended consequence would be to encourage an undesirable activity
** 2001 March 23, Clare Dyer, “Stolen car ruling 'a thieves' charter'”, in The Guardian, London:In what Derbyshire police say amounts to a "thieves' charter," three judges ruled that because the car's identity had been changed it was impossible to trace the legal owner and therefore the person found in possession of it was entitled to keep it.
** 2005 November 30, Stephen Foley, “The market where 'caveat emptor' has become a charter for fraud”, in The Independent, London:

#### Synonyms

* (signed document): chirograph (obsolete)

#### Derived terms

* charterage
* charter change
* charter court
* charterhouse
* charterial
* charterless
* charter master
* chartermaster
* charter member
* time charter

#### Descendants

* → Bulgarian: ча́ртър (čártǎr)
* → Dutch: charter
* → Estonian: tšarter
* → French: charter
* → Italian: charter
* → Japanese: チャーター (chātā)
* → Polish: czarter
* → Romanian: charter
* → Russian: ча́ртер (čártɛr)
* → Serbo-Croatian:
    Cyrillic script: ча̏ртер
    Latin script: čȁrter
* → Spanish: charter, chárter
* → Swedish: charter
* → Turkish: charter
* → Uzbek: charter
* → Welsh: siarter

#### Translations
### Adjective

charter (not comparable)
* Leased or hired.

#### Translations
### Verb

charter (third-person singular simple present charters, present participle chartering, simple past and past participle chartered)
* (transitive) To grant or establish a charter.
* (transitive) To lease or hire something by charter.
* (transitive, Canada, law) (of a peace officer) To inform (an arrestee) of their constitutional rights under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms upon arrest.

#### Derived terms

* charterable
* charterer
* charter pilot
* charter school
* recharter

#### Translations
### Anagrams

* charret, chartre, rechart

## Basque
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /t͡ʃarter/ [t͡ʃar.t̪er]
* Rhymes: -arter
* Hyphenation: char‧ter

### Noun

charter inan
* charter flight

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “charter”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia

## Finnish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈʃɑrt(ː)er/, [ˈʃɑ̝rt̪(ː)e̞r]
* Rhymes: -ɑrter

### Noun

charter
* (informal) Ellipsis of charterlento (“charter flight”).

#### Usage notes

* preferred Finnish term for "charter flight" is tilauslento

#### Declension

Possessive forms of charter (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
charterini
charterini
accusative
nom.
charterini
charterini
gen.
charterini
genitive
charterini
charterieni chartereideni chartereitteni
partitive
charteriani
chartereitani charterejani
inessive
charterissani
chartereissani
elative
charteristani
chartereistani
illative
charteriini
chartereihini
adessive
charterillani
chartereillani
ablative
charteriltani
chartereiltani
allative
charterilleni
chartereilleni
essive
charterinani
chartereinani
translative
charterikseni
chartereikseni
abessive
charterittani
chartereittani
instructive
comitative
—chartereineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
charterisi
charterisi
accusative
nom.
charterisi
charterisi
gen.
charterisi
genitive
charterisi
charteriesi chartereidesi chartereittesi
partitive
charteriasi
chartereitasi charterejasi
inessive
charterissasi
chartereissasi
elative
charteristasi
chartereistasi
illative
charteriisi
chartereihisi
adessive
charterillasi
chartereillasi
ablative
charteriltasi
chartereiltasi
allative
charterillesi
chartereillesi
essive
charterinasi
chartereinasi
translative
charteriksesi
chartereiksesi
abessive
charterittasi
chartereittasi
instructive
comitative
—chartereinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
charterimme
charterimme
accusative
nom.
charterimme
charterimme
gen.
charterimme
genitive
charterimme
charteriemme chartereidemme chartereittemme
partitive
charteriamme
chartereitamme charterejamme
inessive
charterissamme
chartereissamme
elative
charteristamme
chartereistamme
illative
charteriimme
chartereihimme
adessive
charterillamme
chartereillamme
ablative
charteriltamme
chartereiltamme
allative
charterillemme
chartereillemme
essive
charterinamme
chartereinamme
translative
charteriksemme
chartereiksemme
abessive
charterittamme
chartereittamme
instructive
comitative
—chartereinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
charterinne
charterinne
accusative
nom.
charterinne
charterinne
gen.
charterinne
genitive
charterinne
charterienne chartereidenne chartereittenne
partitive
charterianne
chartereitanne charterejanne
inessive
charterissanne
chartereissanne
elative
charteristanne
chartereistanne
illative
charteriinne
chartereihinne
adessive
charterillanne
chartereillanne
ablative
charteriltanne
chartereiltanne
allative
charterillenne
chartereillenne
essive
charterinanne
chartereinanne
translative
charteriksenne
chartereiksenne
abessive
charterittanne
chartereittanne
instructive
comitative
—chartereinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
charterinsa
charterinsa
accusative
nom.
charterinsa
charterinsa
gen.
charterinsa
genitive
charterinsa
charteriensa chartereidensa chartereittensa
partitive
charteriaan charteriansa
chartereitaan charterejaan chartereitansa charterejansa
inessive
charterissaan charterissansa
chartereissaan chartereissansa
elative
charteristaan charteristansa
chartereistaan chartereistansa
illative
charteriinsa
chartereihinsa
adessive
charterillaan charterillansa
chartereillaan chartereillansa
ablative
charteriltaan charteriltansa
chartereiltaan chartereiltansa
allative
charterilleen charterillensa
chartereilleen chartereillensa
essive
charterinaan charterinansa
chartereinaan chartereinansa
translative
charterikseen charteriksensa
chartereikseen chartereiksensa
abessive
charterittaan charterittansa
chartereittaan chartereittansa
instructive
comitative
—chartereineen chartereinensa :

## French
### Etymology

Borrowed from English charter. Doublet of charte.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ʃaʁ.tɛʁ/
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

charter m (plural charters)
* a charter flight
* a charter plane
* a charter pilot

### Further reading

* “charter”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

### Anagrams

* châtrer

## Italian
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English charter.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈt͡ʃar.ter/
* Rhymes: -arter

### Noun

charter m (invariable)
* charter plane or flight

### Adjective

charter (invariable)
* (relational) charter

## Middle English
### Noun

charter
* Alternative form of chartre

## Romanian
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English charter.

### Noun

charter n (plural chartere)
* (transport) charter

#### Declension
## Spanish
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English charter.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈt͡ʃaɾteɾ/ [ˈt͡ʃaɾ.t̪eɾ]
* Rhymes: -aɾteɾ
* Syllabification: char‧ter

### Noun

charter m (plural charteres)
* a shuttlebus

## Swedish
### Etymology

From English charter.

### Noun

charter c
* charter trip
    Synonym: charterresa
    Vi ska åka på charter!We're going on a charter trip!

#### Declension

| | | nominative | genitive |
| singular | indefinite | charter | charters |
| singular | definite | chartern | charterns |
| plural | indefinite | chartrar | chartrars |
| plural | definite | chartrarna | chartrarnas |

#### Derived terms

* charterbåt
* charterflyg
* charterplan
* charterturism
* charterturist
* chartra